HC Deb 24 October 1949 vol 468 cc1009-10
60. Mr. Skeffington-Lodge

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to what extent food and fodder have been imported into Western Germany from the Soviet zone since the conclusion of the trade agreement between the two areas.

Mr. Mayhew

No information is at present available about imports under the agreement, which was only concluded on 8th October. Moreover, responsibility for the collection of statistics in trade matters rests with the Federal German Government.

Mr. Skeffington-Lodge

Does my right hon. Friend accept the statement that in the fairly near future enough food and fodder will come into the British zone from the Eastern zone to enable us to cut down our supplies of food and fodder from this country to the Germans?

Mr. Mayhew

I cannot say that enough will come in, but it is certainly our objective that more should come.

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